交通機関(こうつうきかん)

こうつうきかん
noun
transportation system
1. means of transportation; transport system
Public or private systems for moving people and goods, including trains, buses, subways, planes, and ferries.
公共(こうきょう)交通機関(こうつうきかん)を利用(りよう)する。
To use public transportation.
台風(たいふう)で交通機関(こうつうきかん)が乱(みだ)れている。
Transportation services are disrupted due to the typhoon.
東京(とうきょう)は交通機関(こうつうきかん)が発達(はったつ)しているので、車(くるま)がなくても生活(せいかつ)できる。
Tokyo's transportation network is so well developed that you can live without a car.

A compound of 交通(こうつう) (traffic, transportation) and 機関(きかん) (system, institution). Very commonly used in daily life, especially when discussing commuting, travel planning, and weather disruptions. The phrase 公共交通機関(こうきょうこうつうきかん) (public transportation) is particularly frequent.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 公共(こうきょう)交通機関(こうつうきかん): public transportation
  • 交通機関(こうつうきかん)が麻痺(まひ)する: transportation is paralyzed
  • 交通機関(こうつうきかん)が乱(みだ)れる: transportation is disrupted
  • 交通機関(こうつうきかん)を利用(りよう)する: to use public transport

RELATED TERMS:

  • 交通手段(こうつうしゅだん): means of transportation — focuses on individual methods (car, bike, etc.) rather than the system
  • 鉄道(てつどう): railway — the most common form of public transport in Japan
  • 路線(ろせん): route, line — specific train or bus lines within the transport network
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